"[The power of the resurrection] has two sides to it. The first one is, again, the training for death side. So part of what the early Christians did was, when focusing on the hope that the resurrection brings, is to pattern themselves in the world in a way that meant that they were training not to fear death. You can't just sort of spontaneously not fear death. And there's a way in which you'll never not fear death. But you can train against death, to hope in life and to hope beyond your own death. And the early Christians were intentional about this and had a robust sense that this is what they were doing... But if you've trained for death, with the hope that resurrection gives you, then you are prepared. You've rehearsed enough for that moment to know that death is not the worst thing that can happen to you." C. Kavin Rowe